Programme Officer; Indigenous Peoples and Conservation

The Programme Officer will play a key role in implementing IUCN’s Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR), ensuring that IUCN’s work with Indigenous Peoples Organisations is coordinated and delivered effectively. In particular, s/he will be responsible for the design, planning, technical support and partnerships needed for effectively implementing a project portfolio that delivers the IUCN Indigenous Peoples strategy.
These projects will be jointly designed with IUCN Indigenous Peoples members as well as expert Commissions, Regional Offices, Global Thematic Units and local partners to translate national and international policy ambition and commitments associated with Indigenous Peoples’ rights into substantive, on-the-ground delivery.

The Programme Officer will provide oversight and coordination on project implementation and delivery. Ensure that the project portfolio is delivered through sound technical support and quality assurance with internal and external capacities strengthened for effective implementation. In doing so s/he will ensure projects under her / his management align to, and feed into, a robust and institutionally-aligned, monitoring, evaluation and learning system that will contribute to effective and evidence-based knowledge management and uptake.

The ideal candidate will be an indigenous leader or other professional who has worked closely with and on a mandate from indigenous peoples. They will also have significant experience in policy engagement around indigenous issues and practical insight on how to advance the provisions of UNDRIP in conservation. In addition, the candidate will have experience engaging indigenous peoples’ caucuses in regional and global fora and must be able to synthesize and respond to important issues common to indigenous peoples in multiple regions. The position is currently based at IUCN’s US Office duty station in Washington, D.C, U.S.